I have never been a big fan of stand up comedy,especially in a Broadway Theatre, so when the solo show "LONG STORY SHORT" was picked up for an uptown run after a very successful Off-Broadway run this summer, I was very skeptical of it's chances in an uptown house. Somehow this type of entertainment always seemed out of place on the street known as Broadway and this one is no exception.
It's not that it's very talented author/ performer Colin Quinn is not funny. He is very funny and sometimes uproariously funny, but to one theatregoer of long standing Mr Quinn's compact take on world history really belongs in a comedy club like Carolines or The Laugh Factory, but as a Broadway entry " LONG STORY SHORT" is mighty flimsy stuff.
By the way, the show's running time is listed at 75 minutes but the performance I caught clocked in at a little over an hour. Sixty five minutes at ninety eight dollars a seat is something of a swindle in these tough economic times . Theatregoers deserve a better deal for their hard -earned cash.
AT THE HELEN HAYES THEATRE 240 WEST 44th. STREET N.Y.C. THRU JAN. 8th.
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